Tunde Kelani has hit another milestone. The award winning filmmaker’s filmed play; ‘Yeepa’ has received the nod of the Executive Governor of Lagos State, His Excellency Babatunde Fashola (SAN) to screen the satire free to all the 57 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas in a mobile cinema show across the state.
In a letter addressed to all the Executive Secretaries of all the Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas, by the Permanent Secretary, Local Government Affairs and signed by a Director in the Ministry, G.O Onafeko, the mobile cinema show would commence on Monday, January 19 and runs till Tuesday, February, 2014.
The Executive Secretaries were urged to give maximum support to Tunde Kelani’s Mainframe; the theme of Yeepa, according to the Permanent Secretary, is of the importance and sustenance of peace in Lagos State.
While the film show will be at no cost to the Local Governments and LCDAs, concerned officials are expected to provide space, either indoors or outdoors that can conveniently seat a minimum of 500 people, provide chairs to seat the same capacity, adequate security and other necessary logistics.
It could be recalled that in 2009, the Lagos State Government and Kelani’s Mainframe collaborated to screen ‘Arugba’ across the 57 LGs and LCDAs.
‘Yeepa’, one of the attempts by Kelani to retrieve Yoruba classics, features a hybrid of traditional theatre artistes, trained actors and a handful of Nollywood stars with Niji Akanni as the Artistic Director.
The filmed drama depicts Isola (Bayo Bankole) a rascally and unreliable man who is mistaken for the formidable Public Complaints Commissioner, Solarin, by the corrupt officials of the Local Government Council.
His presence causes anxiety and panic among the officials, and they make desperate efforts to out-do each other so as to pacify the visitor.
The flurry of activities to cover their misdeeds exposes the high level of corruption and rot prevalent in the local council. Isola is therefore generously bribed and accorded the reception that befits the status of a man of importance. The discovery of the mistaken identity coincides with the arrival of the real Public Complaints Commissioner.
Speaking on the initiative, Kelani said: “For me, my passion is to take cinemas to the physical audience as well as growing the cinema’s audience. From this experience, Nigerians will once again witness the rebirth of the cinema industry.
“The involvement of Lagos State”, he said, “confirms the state as the entertainment capital of Nigeria and is in line with the policy of the State’s investment in entertainment. Lagos’ investment in the entertainment industry is huge and it is only expedient that the government keys into such a lofty project.’’
Asked what the audience should expect, he said: “It’s a comedy and a social satire. People will come and laugh but we are also looking at the theme of corruption and good governance.
Find below the schedule for FREE Cinema shows in all Local Government Areas in Lagos State from Monday, 19, January, 2015.
SHOMOLU Monday, 19 January 2015
MUSHIN Monday, 19 January 2015
AGBOYI KETU Monday, 19 January 2015
BARIGA Tuesday, 20 January 2015
ODI OLOWO Tuesday, 20 January 2015
KOSOFE Tuesday, 20 January 2015
OSHODI Wednesday, 21 January 2015
SURULERE Wednesday, 21 January 2015
IKOSI ISHERI Wednesday, 21 January 2015
ISOLO Thursday, 22 January 2015
COKER – AGUDA Thursday, 22 January 2015
IKOSI EJINRIN Thursday, 22 January 2015
ITIRE IKATE Friday, 23 January 2015
BADAGRY Sunday, 25 January 2015
EJIGBO Sunday, 25 January 2015
ORI-ADE Sunday, 25 January 2015
BADAGRY WEST Monday, 26 January 2015
ALIMOSHO Monday, 26 January 2015
AMUWO ODOFIN Monday, 26 January 2015
OLORUNDA Tuesday, 27 January 2015
EGBE IDIMU Tuesday, 27 January 2015
AJEROMI Tuesday, 27 January 2015
OTO AWORI Wednesday, 28 January 2015
IGANDO IKOTUN Wednesday, 28 January 2015
IFELODUN Wednesday, 28 January 2015
IBA Thursday, 29 January 2015
MOSAN OKUNOLA Thursday, 29 January 2015
APAPA IGANMU Thursday, 29 January 2015
OJO Friday, 30 January 2015
AYOBO IPAJA Friday, 30 January 2015
APAPA Friday, 30 January 2015
LAGOS ISLAND Sunday, 1 February 2015
IKEJA Sunday, 1 February 2015
AGEGE Sunday, 1 February 2015
LAGOS ISLAND EAST Monday, 2 February 2015
ONIGBONGBO Monday, 2 February 2015
ORILE AGEGE Monday, 2 February 2015
LAGOS MAINLAND Tuesday, 3 February 2015
IFAKO IJAYE Tuesday, 3 February 2015
AGBADO OKEODO Tuesday, 3 February 2015
YABA Wednesday, 4 February 2015
OJODU Wednesday, 4 February 2015
OJOKORO Wednesday, 4 February 2015
IJEDE Friday, 6 February 2015
IMOTA Friday, 6 February 2015
IRU-VICTORIA ISLAND Friday, 6 February 2015
IGBOGBO BAYEKU Saturday, 7 February 2015
EPE Saturday, 7 February 2015
ETI -OSA Saturday, 7 February 2015
IKORODU CENTRAL Sunday, 8 February 2015
EREDO Sunday, 8 February 2015
ETI -OSA EAST Sunday, 8 February 2015
IKORODU NORTH Monday, 9 February 2015
LEKKI Monday, 9 February 2015
IKOYI OBALENDE Monday, 9 February 2015
IKORODU WEST Tuesday, 10 February 2015
IBEJU Tuesday, 10 February 2015
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